At Forbes Care Occupational Therapy, our Occupational Therapists support older adults (65+) to live safely and confidently at home through Australia’s Support at Home (SaH) program.
We focus on practical, everyday solutions — assessing your needs, recommending suitable equipment, and helping put supports in place so daily life feels safer and easier.
Our OTs provide clinical assessment and recommendations, including:
This is a clinical service, accessed through your Support at Home package.
Struggling to stand up from a chair safely?
An OT assesses your strength, balance, pain, and fatigue to recommend the right electric recliner chair so standing and sitting are safer and less effortful.
If getting in and out of bed is difficult or unsafe, an OT can assess transfer safety, bed height, and night-time risks to determine if an electric bed is clinically required.
Using a walker but still feeling unsteady?
OTs ensure walking aids are the right type, height, and setup and provide education to reduce falls risk.
For fatigue, reduced mobility, or safety concerns, OTs assess posture, pressure care, and daily use to recommend appropriate wheelchairs when needed.
Bathroom & Toilet Safety
Small changes can make a big difference:
An OT ensures rails are clinically justified and placed safely, reducing falls and improving confidence.
For peace of mind at home, OTs assess whether a personal alarm system suits your routines, risks, and living situation.
Fatigue or reduced grip can make cooking hard.
OTs recommend practical kitchen aids such as perching stools, kettle tippers, and jar openers to support safe independence.
We work alongside clients, families, and care teams to ensure recommendations are appropriate, justified, and practical.
Support at Home Occupational Therapy is accessed using the clinical services component of your Support at Home package.
If you’re unsure what you’re eligible for, we’re happy to explain your options.
Call us to talk through your needs
Submit a referral or enquiry and our team will contact you
Helping you stay safe, confident, and independent at home.
To book an appointment with an occupational therapist, please call 07 5220 8909 or submit a referral form below.
General Practitioners can send referrals to:
Email: hello@forbes.care
Fax: 07 5302 6482
Address: Shop 15/102 Burnett St, Buderim
Forbes Care and all those that dwell within, acknowledge the traditional Custodians of the land, the Gubbi Gubbi people, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
Forbes Care welcomes all peoples who identify as LGBTQIA+, and those with other diverse genders and sexualities.
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